Eco études

This new 120-credit master's degree, unique in Belgium, combines rigorous academic training with a sustained, paid corporate presence.

It focuses on managerial practices linked to the digital transformation of the company, essential for adapting to the constant changes in the economic and technological environment.

Improving operational efficiency and the customer experience, accessing new markets, innovating products and services, redefining business models... the opportunities of digital corporate transformation are numerous and play a part in maintaining a competitive position in the marketplace.

Your objectives

  • acquire the rigor and critical spirit of a quality university education;
  • master the knowledge, methods and tools of the various management disciplines (finance, marketing, human resources, strategy, organization, operations management, management IT...) and their integration in a cross-functional perspective;
  • develop skills specific to the company's digital transformation:
    • understand the stakes and impact of digital transformation on the company's business model;
    • master new information management technologies and techniques in the context of and at the origin of digital transformation processes;
    • identify business opportunities;
    • learn how to design a digital strategy and integrate digital technologies into company processes and activities.

The advantages of training at UNamur

  • A codiploma with LSM

    You benefit from the teachings of expert professors from UNamur and UCLouvain, and are graduates of both universities.

  • A customizable study experience

    In addition to courses specific to digital transformation, you choose your specialization and elective courses, your partner company and the theme of your dissertation. What's more, you benefit from a partially distance learning course offering to minimize your travel.

  • A 4-quarter paid internship

    You join teams of professionals from the strategy, marketing, finance, regulatory departments... to complete your internship of 3 d/wk at the start of the course and 4 d/wk at the end. Throughout this period, you are paid.

  • A dissertation-project

    Your dissertation is directly linked to your on-the-job experience.

The program

You choose your reference institution: UNamur or UCLouvain and it organizes the supervision of your work-study placements, the language course and the follow-up of your dissertation. To minimize your travel, you can take advantage of a range of partially distance-learning courses.

Options
  • "Finance" themes: portfolio management, investment strategies, stock exchange and financial market operations, investment techniques, derivatives, risk management and its international dimension, social and sustainable finance, corporate finance, in particular how companies are financed, and financial analysis.
  • "Services & Marketing Management" theme (unique in Belgium): developing skills in marketing, operations, IT, technology, law or human resources in the services sector: knowing your customers and finding new ones, developing high-performance products or services, emerging in a competitive, communicative and technological universe.
  • "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" theme : to train future managers who will drive innovation in their own entrepreneurial projects or in development projects within the organization that employs them.
  • "Digital Information Management" theme: grasp the different opportunities offered by digital technologies, understand its various impacts on a management process, understand how these technologies must be managed and integrated, support organizations in implementing cutting-edge technological solutions, adopt a critical view of the challenges of digital technologies.

Les autres masters en gestion

Other master's degrees in management

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The University of Namur offers the Master 120 in Management Sciences (with work-linked-training) jointly with the UCLouvain.

Full details of the programme are available on the website of the UCLouvain.

To register for the Master's program, please contact the UCLouvain as well as the Department of Management Sciences (secretariat.ecogestion@unamur.be).

The University of Namur provides teaching in the following areas:

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  • Common core
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    Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
    1 2 3
    ELOIM429 Digital Business Models 30h th.
    ELOIM430 Emerging Technologies for Smart Management 30h th.
    ELOIM431 Digital Transformation 30h th.
    LLSMS2905 Corporate Social Responsability 22.5h th. + 7.5h ex.
    LLSMS2903 Digital Transformation Management 22.5h th. + 15h ex.
    LLSMF2015 Strategic Innovation Management 22.5h th. + 7.5h ex.
    EMSGM113 Work-study program

    • Dissertation
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      Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
      1 2 3
      EMSGM211 Master Thesis

  • Specialization courses
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    Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
    1 2 3
    ELOIM424 Business Process Management 30h th.
    ELOIM423 Requirement Engineering 30h th.
    ELOIM428 Knowledge Models 30h th.
    DROIB333 Regulation and technological innovations 30h th.
    DROIB329 Digital, fundamental rights and cybercrime 30h th.
    DROIB339 Digital and private law 30h th.
    MLSMM2134 Consumer e-behaviour 30h th.
    MLSMM2136 Digital marketing trends 30h th.
    LLSMS2004 Big data/Data mining applied to marketing 30h th.
    LLSMS2006 On-line and off-line communications strategies 30h th.
    LLSMS2005 Neuromarketing, virtual reality and experimental approach 30h th.
    MLSMM2261 Group entrepreneurship 30h th.
    MLSMM2262 Technological entrepreneurship 30h th.
    MLSMM2263 Entrepreneurial Change Making 30h th.
    MLSMM2151 Data mining 30h th.
    MLSMM2152 New technologies and emerging practices 30h th.
    MLSMM2153 Web mining 30h th.
    MLSMM2154 Machine learning 30h th.
    MLSMM2156 Recommender systems 30h th.
    MLSMM2155 Quantitative decision making 30h th.
    MLSMM2231 Digital Data Analysis 30h th.

  • Languages
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    Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
    1 2 3
    ECDLM411 English - speaking (level B2+) 30h th.
    ECDLM412 English - writing (level B2) 30h th.

  • Specialized in digital business transformation
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    Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
    1 2 3
    EMSGM112 Support seminar
    EMSGM111 Internship search
    EMSGM212 Advanced coaching seminar
    EMSGM213 Advanced work-study program

  • Option

    • Services & marketing management

      • Delivering & communicating value in a service world
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        Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
        1 2 3
        ELMSM418 Customer Relationship Management 30h th.
        ELMSM412 Digital Marketing and Communication 30h th.
        ELMSM411 Retail Management and E-commerce 30h th.

      • Creating value in a service world
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        Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
        1 2 3
        ELMSM416 Service Design and Innovation 30h th.
        ELMSM413 Services Marketing and Strategy 30h th.
        ELMSM408 Consumer Behaviour and Experience 30h th.

      • Managing resources in a service world
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        Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
        1 2 3
        ELMSM414 Services Operations Management 30h th.
        ELMSM401 Managing the Servicescape - Introducing to the World of Services 30h th.
        ELMSM407 Methods for Service and Marketing Research 30h th.

    • Finance

      • Investment
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        Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
        1 2 3
        ELFIM405 Financial risk management 45h th.
        ELFIM402 Derivatives 30h th.
        ELFIM400 Portfolio Management 30h th.

      • Fundamentals of finance
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        Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
        1 2 3
        ELFIM408 Sustainable Finance 30h th.
        ELFIM401 Financial Markets and Institutions 30h th.
        ELFIM833 Empirical Finance 30h th.

      • Corporate finance
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        Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
        1 2 3
        ELFIM409 Private Equity and Venture Capital 30h th.
        ELFIM407 In-depth financial analysis 30h th.
        ELFIM404 Advanced Corporate Finance 30h th.

    • Innovation and entrepreneurship

      • Innovation Management
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        Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
        1 2 3
        EINGM200 Innovation Management 30h th.
        ELIEM402 Organizational and managerial innovations 30h th.
        ELMAM410 New Product Development and Launch 30h th.

      • Organization management
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        Code Name Staff Th.+Ex. Credits/Block
        1 2 3
        ELIEM401 Entrepreneurship and Business Development 30h th.
        ELBEM190 Innovation lab 30h th.
        EMSGM223 Organizations and change management 30h th.
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  • Common core
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    Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
    1 2
    ELOIM429 Digital Business Models 5 30h th.
    ELOIM430 Emerging Technologies for Smart Management 5 30h th.
    ELOIM431 Digital Transformation 5 30h th.
    LLSMS2905 Corporate Social Responsability 5 22.5h th. + 7.5h ex.
    LLSMS2903 Digital Transformation Management 5 22.5h th. + 15h ex.
    LLSMF2015 Strategic Innovation Management 5 22.5h th. + 7.5h ex.
    EMSGM113 Work-study program 10

  • Specialization courses
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    Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
    1 2
    ELOIM424 Business Process Management 5 30h th.
    ELOIM423 Requirement Engineering 5 30h th.
    ELOIM428 Knowledge Models 5 30h th.
    DROIB333 Regulation and technological innovations 5 30h th.
    DROIB329 Digital, fundamental rights and cybercrime 5 30h th.
    DROIB339 Digital and private law 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2134 Consumer e-behaviour 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2136 Digital marketing trends 5 30h th.
    LLSMS2004 Big data/Data mining applied to marketing 5 30h th.
    LLSMS2006 On-line and off-line communications strategies 5 30h th.
    LLSMS2005 Neuromarketing, virtual reality and experimental approach 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2261 Group entrepreneurship 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2262 Technological entrepreneurship 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2263 Entrepreneurial Change Making 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2151 Data mining 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2152 New technologies and emerging practices 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2153 Web mining 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2154 Machine learning 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2156 Recommender systems 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2155 Quantitative decision making 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2231 Digital Data Analysis 5 30h th.

  • Languages
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    Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
    1 2
    ECDLM411 English - speaking (level B2+) 5 30h th.
    ECDLM412 English - writing (level B2) 5 30h th.

  • Specialized in digital business transformation
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    Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
    1 2
    EMSGM112 Support seminar 8
    EMSGM111 Internship search 2

  • Option

    • Services & marketing management

      • Delivering & communicating value in a service world
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        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELMSM418 Customer Relationship Management 5 30h th.
        ELMSM412 Digital Marketing and Communication 5 30h th.
        ELMSM411 Retail Management and E-commerce 5 30h th.

      • Creating value in a service world
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELMSM416 Service Design and Innovation 5 30h th.
        ELMSM413 Services Marketing and Strategy 5 30h th.
        ELMSM408 Consumer Behaviour and Experience 5 30h th.

      • Managing resources in a service world
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELMSM414 Services Operations Management 5 30h th.
        ELMSM401 Managing the Servicescape - Introducing to the World of Services 5 30h th.
        ELMSM407 Methods for Service and Marketing Research 5 30h th.

    • Finance

      • Investment
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        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELFIM405 Financial risk management 5 45h th.
        ELFIM402 Derivatives 5 30h th.
        ELFIM400 Portfolio Management 5 30h th.

      • Fundamentals of finance
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        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELFIM408 Sustainable Finance 5 30h th.
        ELFIM401 Financial Markets and Institutions 5 30h th.
        ELFIM833 Empirical Finance 5 30h th.

      • Corporate finance
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        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELFIM409 Private Equity and Venture Capital 5 30h th.
        ELFIM407 In-depth financial analysis 5 30h th.
        ELFIM404 Advanced Corporate Finance 5 30h th.

    • Innovation and entrepreneurship

      • Innovation Management
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        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        EINGM200 Innovation Management 5 30h th.
        ELIEM402 Organizational and managerial innovations 5 30h th.
        ELMAM410 New Product Development and Launch 5 30h th.

      • Organization management
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        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELIEM401 Entrepreneurship and Business Development 5 30h th.
        ELBEM190 Innovation lab 5 30h th.
        EMSGM223 Organizations and change management 3 30h th.
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  • Common core

    • Dissertation
      Left to read
      Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
      1 2
      EMSGM211 Master Thesis 20

  • Specialization courses
    Left to read
    Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
    1 2
    ELOIM424 Business Process Management 5 30h th.
    ELOIM423 Requirement Engineering 5 30h th.
    ELOIM428 Knowledge Models 5 30h th.
    DROIB333 Regulation and technological innovations 5 30h th.
    DROIB329 Digital, fundamental rights and cybercrime 5 30h th.
    DROIB339 Digital and private law 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2134 Consumer e-behaviour 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2136 Digital marketing trends 5 30h th.
    LLSMS2004 Big data/Data mining applied to marketing 5 30h th.
    LLSMS2006 On-line and off-line communications strategies 5 30h th.
    LLSMS2005 Neuromarketing, virtual reality and experimental approach 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2261 Group entrepreneurship 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2262 Technological entrepreneurship 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2263 Entrepreneurial Change Making 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2151 Data mining 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2152 New technologies and emerging practices 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2153 Web mining 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2154 Machine learning 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2156 Recommender systems 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2155 Quantitative decision making 5 30h th.
    MLSMM2231 Digital Data Analysis 5 30h th.

  • Specialized in digital business transformation
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    Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
    1 2
    EMSGM212 Advanced coaching seminar 5
    EMSGM213 Advanced work-study program 15

  • Option

    • Services & marketing management

      • Delivering & communicating value in a service world
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELMSM411 Retail Management and E-commerce 5 30h th.
        ELMSM412 Digital Marketing and Communication 5 30h th.
        ELMSM418 Customer Relationship Management 5 30h th.

      • Creating value in a service world
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELMSM408 Consumer Behaviour and Experience 5 30h th.
        ELMSM416 Service Design and Innovation 5 30h th.
        ELMSM413 Services Marketing and Strategy 5 30h th.

      • Managing resources in a service world
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELMSM414 Services Operations Management 5 30h th.
        ELMSM401 Managing the Servicescape - Introducing to the World of Services 5 30h th.
        ELMSM407 Methods for Service and Marketing Research 5 30h th.

    • Finance

      • Investment
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELFIM402 Derivatives 5 30h th.
        ELFIM405 Financial risk management 5 45h th.
        ELFIM400 Portfolio Management 5 30h th.

      • Fundamentals of finance
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELFIM408 Sustainable Finance 5 30h th.
        ELFIM401 Financial Markets and Institutions 5 30h th.
        ELFIM833 Empirical Finance 5 30h th.

      • Corporate finance
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELFIM409 Private Equity and Venture Capital 5 30h th.
        ELFIM404 Advanced Corporate Finance 5 30h th.
        ELFIM407 In-depth financial analysis 5 30h th.

    • Innovation and entrepreneurship

      • Innovation Management
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        EINGM200 Innovation Management 5 30h th.
        ELIEM402 Organizational and managerial innovations 5 30h th.
        ELMAM410 New Product Development and Launch 5 30h th.

      • Organization management
        Left to read
        Code Name Staff Credits Hours/Quarter
        1 2
        ELIEM401 Entrepreneurship and Business Development 5 30h th.
        ELBEM190 Innovation lab 5 30h th.
        EMSGM223 Organizations and change management 3 30h th.

To maintain a competitive position, the company must constantly adapt to technological developments and market changes.

This involves not only adapting to digital technologies, but also a process of constant improvement to optimize its operation and efficiency in the face of customer needs.

Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, cloud computing, blockchain... digital technologies are numerous and can provide solutions for all company departments: production, logistics, finance, human resources management, marketing, sales...

As a Digital Business Transformation graduate, you propose and participate in the implementation of these digital solutions. This process may involve reorganization and a change in corporate culture. Innovation, creativity, flexibility and collaboration are then key to the success of this process; all skills that make up the richness of your managerial profile.